•Opposition Political parties in Senegal reject recommendations from the just-ended National Dialogue on the political system.

•Cote d’Ivoire’s PDCI threatens nationwide protest over its leader’s removal from the electoral roll ahead of October’s Presidential election.

•The Ghanaian government introduces a new levy to revive the energy sector.

•And UNICEF Raises Alarm Over Scabies Outbreak in Gambian Boarding School—Calls for Urgent Action to Protect Children Nationwide”